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Bethlehem To Reconstruct Four PFEL Ships At Cost Of $5 Million Each The Maritime Subsidy Board has approved the application of Pacific Far East Line, Inc. (PF- EL), One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, Calif., for con- struction-differential subsidy (CDS) for the reconstruction of four LASH barge carriers into full containerships at Bethlehem Steel's San Francisco shipyard. The four ships are the Thomas E. Cuffe, Golden Bear, Japan Bear, and the Pacific Bear, all built in 1971 and 1972 at Avon- dale Shipyards, Inc., New Or- leans, La. Each 820-foot vessel is presently rated at 29,820 dwt and is capable of accommodating 49 barges and 344 twenty-foot containers or 69 barges only. Re- construction will consist of re- moving LASH-handling equip- ment and installing container cells, new hatch covers, support- ing structures, guides, deck re- inforcements, and other modifica- tions. 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MSS-PT High Volume Treatment System MTT-3 Compact Treatment System MTT-4 Holding Tank Conversion System MTS Sewage Transfer System MARQJI® Environmental Systems, Inc A member of the LaMere Family LaMere • Clear Water, • Marland 127C Main St., Walworth, Wl 53284 414/275-2171 Marine Sanitation Devices to meet the unique needs of the commercial marine industry, by the people who are ispecialists in marine pollution equipment DYNELL S AUTOMATIC OMEGA 400 FEATURES: Direct latitude/longitude readout Easy to operate, no need for special charts and tables Highly accurate GMT and date display Dynell Omega 300's can be easily converted to latitude/longitude at low cost THE GLOBAL NA VIGA TION SYSTEM YOU NEED, AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD... % FOR IN FORM A TION CONTACT WA L TER PERL O WSK1 DYNELL ELECTRONICS CORP 536 Broadhollow Road, Melville, N.Y. 11746 (516) 694-8910 TWX 510-224-6533 PFEL and Bethlehem Steel Corporation have entered into a fixed-price contract of $5.1 mil- lion per vessel. The Maritime Ad- ministration will pay CDS of $2.2 million each, a CDS rate of 42.64 percent. In a related action, the Assistant Secretary also approved in principle the Title XI applica- tion which PFEL submitted for the reconstruction. After the work is completed, the ships will operate on subsidized service be- tween California and the Far East (Trade Route 29). Federal Barge Lines Names David Ruffner Manager Eastern Region David B. Ruffner David B. Ruffner has been ap- pointed manager-Eastern region for Federal Barge Lines, Inc., it was announced by Thomas F. Maloney, vice president-market- ing of the St. Louis, Mo.-based common carrier. Mr. Ruffner will establish new regional offices for Federal in Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. His address will be 886 Kossman Building, located at Stanwix Street and Forbes Avenue. In his new position, Mr. Ruff- ner will be responsible for all marketing, as well as operational aspects of Federal Barge Lines' service in his region. Federal's Eastern region territory extends from the Indiana-Ohio state line east to the Atlantic Coast, and includes the Ohio River Valley area. From his Pittsburgh base, Mr. Ruffner will frequently visit Cleveland, Youngstown, and Cin- cinatti, Ohio, Louisville, Ky., New York City, Philadelphia, Pa., and other leading cities. Federal Barge Lines, Inc. is a division of Pott Industries Inc. It is one of the five largest barge lines in the United States. Prior to his joining the man- agement staff at Federal Barge Lines, Mr. Ruffner served with another major barge line for nearly 11 years. Mr. Ruffner is a 1963 graduate of Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y., with a major in business administration. He has done grad- uate studies at Washington Uni- versity, St. Louis, and the Univer- sity of Houston. He is currently a member of the board, Calumet Traffic Club; vice president, Illi- nois River Carrier Association; a member of the South Suburban Traffic Club, and a member of the Japan American Society. HERE'S AN OMEGA YOU CAN UNDERSTAND! 8 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
